Understanding the farmers’ choices and adoption of adaptation strategies, and plans to climate change impact in Africa: A systematic review
Magesa, Bahati A., Mohan, Geetha, Matsuda, Hirotaka, Melts, Indrek, Kefi, Mohamed and Fukushi, Kensuke, (2023). Understanding the farmers’ choices and adoption of adaptation strategies, and plans to climate change impact in Africa: A systematic review. Climate Services, 30 n/a-n/a
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Sub-type Journal article Author Magesa, Bahati A.
Mohan, Geetha
Matsuda, Hirotaka
Melts, Indrek
Kefi, Mohamed
Fukushi, KensukeTitle Understanding the farmers’ choices and adoption of adaptation strategies, and plans to climate change impact in Africa: A systematic review Appearing in Climate Services Volume 30 Publication Date 2023-01-30 Place of Publication Amsterdam Publisher Elsevier B.V. Start page n/a End page n/a Language eng Abstract The study evaluates the farmers' choices and adoption of adaptation measures and plans by smallholder farmers to reduce the effects of climate change on their farming activities. We conducted a systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. We found 66 associated studies to understand farmers’ adaptation measures to climate change impacts in Africa. The paper summarizes four categories, including i) crop varieties and management; ii) water and soil management; iii) financial schemes, migration, and culture; and finally, iv) agriculture and weather services. The findings revealed that majority of studies identified crop diversification (51.5%), planting drought-tolerant varieties (45%), changing planting dates (42%), and planting early maturing crops (22%) as dominant strategies. These adaptation strategies are a welcome development and may be beneficial for responding to the impacts of climate change. However, they might not be effective during times of more extreme climate changes in the coming decades. Hence, more transformative changes, such as building more infrastructures for irrigation, promoting crop insurance, using improved varieties, and increasing opportunities for livelihood diversification, should be considered in addition to the existing adaptation strategies and potentially contributes towards SDG 1 (no poverty) and 2 (zero hunger). UNBIS Thesaurus CLIMATE CHANGE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AFRICAKeyword Adaptation strategies
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LivelihoodsCopyright Holder The Authors Copyright Year 2023 Copyright type Creative commons DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2023.100362 -
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